JAKARTA Indonesian men's doubles Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan managed to reach the semifinals of the Malaysia Masters 2022.
They qualified after defeating representatives of Chinese Taipei Lu Ching Yao/Yang Po Han in straight sets 21-18 and 21-17 at the Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, on Friday, July 8.
This is Hendra/Ahsan's first semifinal in the last six tournaments. In the semifinals, they will be challenged by the Chinese pair, Liang Wei total/Wang Chang.
This pair will be a tough test for the 2019 world champion. The reason is, the opponent has just eliminated Japan's second seed, Takuro Hoki/Yugo Kobayashi.
The pair nicknamed The Daddies are the fourth representatives of Indonesia to enter the top four Super 500 BWF level tournaments.
Three tickets before the men's singles Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo, women's singles Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, and mixed doubles Rinov Rivaldy/Pitha Haningtyas Mentari.
Meanwhile, Anthony Sinisuka Ginting is the only representative to be eliminated from the five representatives who have fought. He stopped in the quarter-finals after being beaten by Chico.
Indonesia still has the opportunity to add representatives in the top four if Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto and Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva can win over their opponents.
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